The effects of state regulations on boating accidents and fatalities

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 373-378

  Wang, Weiren ^a  

^a US West Advanced Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EID: 0034091253     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048500351302     Document Type: Article

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